WET AND WILD

Here are 5 highlights from music festival Waterbomb Singapore

- Benson Ang

MUSIC FESTIVAL WATERBOMB SINGAPORE Siloso Beach, Sentosa Aug 30 and 31 Blessed by a weekend of mostly mild weather, K-pop fans had a rollicking time of dance, music and beachy fun at Waterbomb Singapore.

The second edition of the water-themed music festival, held at Sentosa's Siloso Beach over the weekend, saw scintillating performances from stars such as two members of boy band Shinee, girl group 2NE1, as well as a host of DJs such as South Korea's Raiden and duo Insidecore.

Throughout the event organised by video-streaming service Viu, 32 water cannons tucked below the stage doused attendees, while another four pivotable cannons onstage let performers and dancers get in on the action too.

There was even a minute-long, free-for-all "Waterbomb time" segment every hour, where the water-spraying went into overdrive.

The 10,000-plus attendees, who mostly appeared to be in their 20s and 30s, were drenched, and their wide smiles and wild screams indicated plenty of good cheer.

Here are five highlights from Waterbomb Singapore. [e-mail] 1 Minho Often considered the prince of Shinee due to his handsome features and washboard abs, the boy band's tallest member at 1.81m charmed the crowd with his 26-minute, five-song solo set on Aug 30.

Initially sporting a white singlet and denim jacket, the 33-year-old South Korean singer "lost" both by the middle of his third song, Something About U (2024).